As students considering entering the profession of law, it's difficult to refrain from imaging what life might be like if, someday, we were making millions of dollars. It surely doesn't help that as a student it's hard to find time to go food shopping and instead of enjoying 'Mad Men'-esque lunches of caviar and raw oysters, we generally snack on an instant bowl of couscous. Reporter James Steward, in his article, A Law Firm Where Money Seemed Secondary" directly challenges prospective lawyers, such as ourselves, to answer bold and difficult questions. Will I love working 26 hours a day? Will I enjoy coming to work among hundreds of nameless faces? Is this worth quitting my quartet, or soccer team, or my amateur poker club? Steward's article paints a bleak picture of the world of corporate law, showing few lawyers today who love their work. Do we agree with his portrayal?
Please read Steward's article here, curtsy of Professor Baulig.
